No abstract available.
Female ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Ectopic*

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract*

Few have reported fungal sinusitis confined in only sphenoidal sinus which caused orbital complication. Reportedly, early surgical treatment can lead to visual recovery especially in its involvement of optic nerve. We report a patients who was hospitalized due to sudden decrease in visual acuity and headache, and was histopathologically diagnosed as having aspergillosis confined in sphenoid sinus, but failed to show restoration of visual acuity after the operation using nasal endoscope.
Aspergillosis ; Endoscopes ; Headache ; Humans ; Optic Nerve* ; Orbit ; Sinusitis ; Sphenoid Sinus ; Sphenoid Sinusitis* ; Visual Acuity

Secretory carcinoma of salivary gland origin is a recently described tumor that harbors a characteristic ETV6-NTRK3 translocation that is identical to secretory carcinoma of the breast. The majority of tumors were located in the parotid gland and other major salivary glands, while the minority occurred in a minor salivary gland. We present a case of a 71-year-old female who was diagnosed with low-grade salivary gland cancer presenting in the soft palate accompanying lymph node metastasis. Peroral wide excision, selective neck dissection, reconstruction with radial forearm free flap was performed. The final pathology report indicated secretory carcinoma of the soft palate. The patient was followed-up without evidence of recurrence for one year. At present, it is difficult to accurately assess prognosis and treatment for the secretory carcinoma of the minor salivary gland origin. Continuous follow-up with various cases is needed further.

Secretory carcinoma of salivary gland origin is a recently described tumor that harbors a characteristic ETV6-NTRK3 translocation that is identical to secretory carcinoma of the breast. The majority of tumors were located in the parotid gland and other major salivary glands, while the minority occurred in a minor salivary gland. We present a case of a 71-year-old female who was diagnosed with low-grade salivary gland cancer presenting in the soft palate accompanying lymph node metastasis. Peroral wide excision, selective neck dissection, reconstruction with radial forearm free flap was performed. The final pathology report indicated secretory carcinoma of the soft palate. The patient was followed-up without evidence of recurrence for one year. At present, it is difficult to accurately assess prognosis and treatment for the secretory carcinoma of the minor salivary gland origin. Continuous follow-up with various cases is needed further.

Heterotopic pregnancy describes the rare coexistence of intrauterine and extrauterine gestations. The commonly accepted incidence is 1:30,000 but the actual number is significantly higher. This condition remains difficult to diagnose and potentially dangerous to both mot- her and fetus. The incidence has risen after wider use of ovulation induction and the adve- nt of techniques of assisted reproduction. We report a case of simultaneous intrauterine pregnancy and tubal pregnancy.
Female ; Fetus ; Incidence ; Ovulation Induction ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Heterotopic* ; Pregnancy, Tubal ; Reproduction

Treatment of femoral neuropathy caused by iliacus hematoma can be divided according to operative treatment and non-operative treatment. Recently, percutaneous drainage has been more popular because it is relatively simple, convenient, and less invasive. After warfarin overuse, a 71-year-old male patient visited the emergency room with femoral neuropathy caused by a left iliacus muscle hematoma measuring approximately 110x64 mm, 75x60 mm in size on coronal and sagittal computed tomography angiograhy. Without trauma, weakness of the left hip flexor and left knee extensor was noted with strength of 2/5 (poor) each. Immediate medical treatment using vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma was started and percutaneous drainage was performed. Two days after visiting the emergency room, neurological symptoms were improved and non-operative treatment was continued. Twenty four days after being hospitalized, the size of the hematoma was reduced to approximately 75x45 mm, 62x40 mm in size. Approximately three months after hospitalization, most of the hematoma was absorbed. After one year, mild atrphy of quadriceps and mild diffuse pain were noted, however, no other symptoms were observed.
Aged ; Drainage ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Femoral Neuropathy* ; Hematoma* ; Hip ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Knee ; Male ; Plasma ; Vitamin K ; Warfarin

A perilymphatic fistula (PLF) is an abnormal leakage of the perilymph from the inner ear into the middle ear. A PLF may be trauma-induced or may occur with unknown causes. PLF repair should be considered when patients present with sudden or progressive sensorineural hearing loss with positional nystagmus. Although the leakage of perilymph is not always found during the exploration surgery, both hearing loss and dizziness tend to improve immediately after PLF repair. However, about 24% of patients who underwent PLF repair reportedly have experienced recurrent vestibular symptoms, suggesting the possibility of PLF recurrence or other vertigo causes. In this PLF patient, dizziness completely subsided after the PLF repair. However, several months later, the disabling paroxysmal positional vertigo developed, which was diagnosed as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Reported herein, with a review of the relevant literature, is a case of paroxysmal positional vertigo several months after PLF repair, where successful vertigo subsidence was finally achieved.

Nasal valve collapse is one of the causes of nasal obstruction and must be considered in patients with nasal obstruction. There are several surgical procedures available to treat nasal valve collapse. Spreader grafts can be used in the treatment of nasal valve collapse by widening the internal nasal valve angle and maintaining the widened angle. However, this procedure requires sufficient amount of cartilage harvested from the nasal septum. Especially, in cases of secondary rhinoplasty or some primary nasal surgery with thin septal cartilage, it is difficult to harvest an appropriate amount of cartilage from the septum. Here, we describe an effective technique for using septal cartilage and TnR Nasal Mesh® (T&R Biofab Co., Ltd) for spreader grafts with appropriate thickness in nasal valve collapse.

Statement of Problem: The accuracy and dimensional stability of elastomeric impression materials have been the subject of numerous investigation. Few studies have addressed the effect of changes in time on the dimensional stability of impression materials. Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of elastomeric impression materials and storage time on dimensional stability. Materials and methods: A total of 75 impressions were made of epoxy resin dies mimicked prepared 3-unit fixed partial denture. The dies had 1 buccolingual, 1 mesiodistal and 1 occlusogingival lines and interpreped dot. Impression materials investigated included two polyether impression materials and three polyvinylsiloxane impression material. 15 specimens were made of each impression material and poured by type IV stone over times(30 minutes, 24 hours, 72 hours) after mixing; the same examiner measured each specimen 3 times at a magnification of 3.5*. All statistical tests were performed with the level of significance set at .05. Results: The results indicated that significant difference at any measuring point of stone dies of the polyvinylsiloxane and polyether impression materials when measurements at 30 minutes, 24hours, and 72 hours were compared; the length of measuring point increased significantly as time passed by. However, this result is not significant clinically. Analysis also showed significant differences at any measuring point when polyvinylsiloxane and polyether impression materials were compared and significant differences clinically. Conclusion: Under the conditions of this study, the shrinkage rate of the polyvinylsiloxane and polyether impression materials significantly increased as time passed by. The polyether impression materials showed higher shrinkage significantly, while the shrinkage rate of all five materials showed a significant time-dependent increase.
Denture, Partial, Fixed ; Elastomers*